Barker, Arthur [cenotaph] b. July 4, 1899 d. January 13, 1939 Criminal. The third son of Kate "Ma" Barker and a member of the Barker Gang, Doc Barker spent much of his life in and out of prison. In January 1935, he was arrested for the last time for his role in the 1934 Barker Gang kidnapping and ransom of Minnesota banker Edward G. Bremer and was sentenced to life in prison at Leavenworth Federal Penitentiary. He was later transferred to Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary later that same year. On January 13, 1939, he led an escape attempt with fellow inmates...[Read More] (Bio by: G.Photographer) Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Barker, Kate 'Ma' b. 1877 d. January 16, 1935 Criminal. Known as "Ma," she and her sons, Herman, Lloyd, Arthur and Fred, teamed up with Alvin Karpis (whom Fred had met in the penitentiary) and several other criminals to lead a life of crime. Born in Ash Grove, Missouri, her given name was Arizona Clark, but her close friends knew her as "Arrie" or "Kate." On September 14, 1892, she married George E. Barker in Ash Grove, Missouri, and they spent their impoverished early married life in Aurora, Missouri, where their four sons were born...[Read More] (Bio by: Kit and Morgan Benson) Williams Timberhill Cemetery, Welch, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
Davenport, James Sanford b. September 21, 1864 d. 1940 US Congressman. Elected to represent Oklahoma's 1st and 3rd Districts in the United States House of Representatives, serving from 1907 to 1909, and 1911 to 1917. He also served as a Member of the Oklahoma State Legislature, and as a State Court Judge. (Bio by: K) Fairview Cemetery, Vinita, Craig County, Oklahoma, USA
b. July 4, 1899 d. January 13, 1939